• Day 1

  Welcome to the Pearl of Africa

  Welcome to Uganda, the ‘Pearl of Africa’. On completing immigration and collecting your luggage you will be meet by a member of staff from your guesthouse at the airport. From here they will help you with your bags and drive you the short distance across Entebbe town to your guesthouse in the leafy suburbs.

  Here you can relax for the evening and prepare to depart for your safari early tomorrow morning.

• Day 2

  Rhino tracking

  This morning drive north for 4 hours passing many villages and roadside markets to reach Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Here you will seek out the rhinos living in the safety of this semi wild reserve. You’ll trek over the grassland and through the African bush on foot with a ranger to visit Uganda’s most endangered creature, the Southern White Rhino.

  Your ranger is very experienced and knowledgeable about the rhinos and will be able to identify each individual and tell you about their characteristics, as well as give you more information on the effort recover Uganda’s rhino population. This afternoon drive north passing Masindi town to reach the gate into Murchison Falls NP, a 1-hour drive.

  You will then enter the park and drive through Kaniyo Pabidi rainforest and drive for 2 hours through the park to reach your riverside lodge. Here you can relax for the remainder of the day, with views over the river Nile and listen out for the sounds of hippo pods calling to each other across the water.

• Day 3

  River Nile water safari & game drive

  Explore the Buligi game tracks with a Uganda Wildlife Authority guide, to give your highest chance of tracking down the savannah predators, such as the lions and if your lucky the illusive leopard! Of course you will also be able to spot the Rothschild giraffe, elephants, buffalo, JacksonÂ’s hartebeest, Uganda kob, warthog and waterbuck.

  After lunch at your riverside lodge, embark on a water safari on the river Nile to the base Murchison Falls. This trip offers fantastic great to spot Nile crocodiles, hippo pods and a multitude of bird species. Elephants, waterbuck, and buffalo, also come to cool off in the heat of the day. After 3 hours youll be able to view the thundering waterfall, as the river surges through a 7 metre wide gap in the rock face and falling a 43 meter drop.

  You will then return back downstream and drive back to your lodge, to watch the sunset across the water. Optional add-on: Hike to the top of the waterfall for fantastic views for an additional $15 per person.

• Day 4

  Murchison Falls savannah game drive

  Rise early to further explore the game circuits in the northern sector of the park. We recommend a second game drive in the park to give you the best chances to spot all the wildlife species. You can also take the opportunity to take a detour from the game tracks to visit the old Pakuba Lodge, Idi Amin’s now derelict state lodge and private residence.

  These ruins are set in a prime location, offering beautiful views down to the river Nile and Blue Mountains in the distance. The building has long been reclaimed by the wild, now being heavily overgrown by vegetation and a favourite haunt to the big cats! After your lunch back at your lodge you will leave the savannah plains of Murchison Falls NP behind you.

  You will drive south back through the park and pass back through Kichumbayobo park gate and drive through Masindi town. It’s then another 1 hours drive to reach Hoima town, where you will stop off for the night to spread your journey through western Uganda over two half days travel.

• Day 5

  Ndali-Kasenda crater lake walk

  Depart early from Hoima town to continue your journey through the west of Uganda. The road will wind through villages, forests and tea plantations covering rolling hills to reach Fort Portal town a 6-hour drive away. Here you’ll stop off for lunch in a shaded garden restaurant. After lunch you will then drive a short distance south to reach the Ndali-Kasenda crater lake fields.

  This stunning landscape of rolling hills dotted with fresh water crater lake pools. In the heart of the crater-lake field you will be joined by a local guide who will take you on a guided walk along the meandering paths through the crater lakes, villages and farmland. Your guide will explain to you about the traditions and customs of the local communities as you walk, giving you a real insight into the lives of the people living here.

  You will then drive the short distance to your lodge for the night which offers fantastic views over the expansive rainforest covering Kibale National Park below.

• Day 6

  Chimp tracking and Kazinga Channel water safari

  Rise early to for a briefing on tracking the chimpanzees in one of East Africa’s premier destinations, with a 95% successful tracking rate. Once you’ve found the chimps spend one hour with them and observe their natural behavior in their rainforest home as as they play, eat, socialise and display their prowess. Before making the return hike along to meet your driver guide.

  You will then drive south for 3 hours to reach Queen Elizabeth NP. Here you will embark on a water safari to explore the Kazinga Channel. As you meander along the river banks you will have the chance to spot elephants, buffalo, warthogs and waterbuck. The channel is also a prime location to view crocodiles, hippo pods and a plethora of bird species.

  You will then make your way to your bush camp, where you can relax for the evening under the stars. This is a self-catering camp, with an equipped kitchen tent for you to heat preordered meals or the option grill on the BBQ. Preordered meals cost $5 - $10 per person.

• Day 7

  Tree-climbing lions on Ishasha Plains

  This morning rise early to explore the savannah of Kasenyi Plains which are home to a number of breeding grounds for Uganda kobs. These herds keep the grass short allowing easy viewing of species such as elephants, buffalo, warthogs, bushbuck and waterbuck. You will then drive south through the park for 2½ hours to reach Ishasha Plains which is particularly known for its iconic tree-climbing lions. On entering the savannah, you will track through the African bush on a game drive with a ranger, giving you the best chance to seek out these impressive cats.

  You’ll be looking for them in the branches of huge fig trees, as they laze away in the shade, sheltered from the heat of the day. In the mid afternoon you will leave the savannah behind you and drive to Ruhija village on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable NP, about 2-hours drive away. Here you can relax at your lodge on the edge of the rainforest and prepare for your trek to meet a mountain gorilla family tomorrow.

• Day 8

  Gorilla tracking in ancient rainforest

  Experience Uganda’s greatest natural wonder, an intimate meeting with one of Bwindi Impenetrable NP’s gorilla families! Bwindi Impenetrable NP is an incredibly important conservation site as it protects around 320 mountain gorillas, roughly half of the population left in the wild. This morning you will rise early, and your driver / guide will escort you to the trailhead into the rainforest.

  Here you will receive an orientation on tracking the gorillas from the Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers who will then guide you through the dense forest. The trek length varies, depending on where the gorillas spent the night, ranging from thirty minutes to seven hours. Once you find these incredible creatures you will spend one hour with them.

  We think you’ll agree - to experience this unique family feed, socialise, nurse their young, patrol and display their prowess - is the most magical experience you can see in nature! You will then return to your lodge to relax for the remainder of the day.

• Day 9

  Lake Mburo National Park game drive

  Most of the long drive back to Kampala will be completed today, but you won’t be finishing your safari just yet! You will leave the Bwindi Impenetrable NP and drive north back onto the plains leading down to the shores of Lake Victoria. In the mid afternoon you will reach Lake Mburo NP. Explore the parks grasslands with a game drive, with the chance to spot some species rarely seen in Uganda including the countries only population of impala, as well as Burchells zebra and the eland; Africa’s largest antelope species.

  You will also be able to spot the more common species including warthog, buffalo, oribi, waterbuck, reedbuck and if your lucky the Rothschild giraffe, which have been reintroduced to the park landscape from Murchison Falls NP. You will then head to your lodge where you can relax until the sunsets across the savannah and relax for the evening. Optional add-on: A nocturnal game drive to seek out the abundant leopard found here for $100 per group.

• Day 10

  A walk on the wild side

  During the cooler hours of the day you will be driven into the heart of the park to meet a Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger. Your knowledgeable ranger will be escorting you throughout walking safari in Lake Mburo NP and be able to give you detailed information on the wildlife inhabiting the park. Walking safaris are an excellent way to view the park and get up close and personal with the animals such as oribi, buffalo, warthogs, zebra and impala.

  If you’re lucky you will also be able to find the small group of giraffe introduced to the park. Tracking on foot and watching these graceful animals grazing on the acacia trees will give you a different perspective then game driving in your vehicle and truly special experience. You will then return to your lodge perched on an out crop with views over the savannah plains. In the early afternoon it’ll be time to leave Lake Mburo NP to drive north back over the equator to Kampala (or Entebbe), arriving by late afternoon or early evening.

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